Trinamool Congress demands removal of Tushar Mehta as Solicitor General; MPs to meet President Ram Nath Kovind
The Hindu
Earlier, the party’s Members of Parliament had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for removing Mr. Mehta over his reported meeting with West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari.
A delegation of Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday afternoon to seek the removal of Tushar Mehta as the Solicitor General of India. Earlier, the party’s Members of Parliament had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for removing Mr. Mehta over his reported meeting with West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari. “A TMC delegation comprising MPs would directly approach the President and inform him of the meeting between Solicitor General (SG) Tushar Mehta and the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly (Suvendu Adhikari),” a TMC leader said.More Related News
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